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Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion)
From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner () cluebyfour org>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:48:23 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 25 Aug 2007, Andy Davidson wrote:
Is it not possible to require that each of your suppliers provide over a specified path ? I'm planning a build-out that will require a diverse path between two points, and one supplier has named two routes, and promised that they wont change for the duration of the contract. Perhaps I am naive, but a promise should be a promise.
Note: IANAL, nor do I play one on TV.Spell out exactly what you want (read: make no assumptions about even the most mundane details) when talking to your account rep and go over the contract and accompanying schedules with a fine-toothed comb before you sign. You want to make sure all those details are spelled out the same way that you provided them to your salescritter and also check for legalese that gives the provider room to do things like re-groom your circuit/lamdba/whatever you're buying onto another (possibly convergent) path without your notification and consent.
Even then, be prepared to take your provider(s) to task and perform due diligence on those physical routes on a regular basis. Note that getting this information in the first place may require you to execute a non-
disclosure agreement. Check the wording of that agreement as well to make sure that it won't prevent you from a) performing future due diligence and b) seeking legal relief if a future round of due diligence shows that the terms of your contract have been breached. jms
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- Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion), (continued)
- Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion) David Lesher (Aug 21)
- Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion) Marshall Eubanks (Aug 21)
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- Re: Does anyone multihome anymore? Dan Armstrong (Aug 22)
- Re: Does anyone multihome anymore? Steve Gibbard (Aug 22)
- Re: Does anyone multihome anymore? Mike Tancsa (Aug 22)
- Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion) Andy Davidson (Aug 25)
- Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion) Justin M. Streiner (Aug 25)
- Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion) Sean Donelan (Aug 25)
- Re: Market for diversity Jason LeBlanc (Aug 26)
- Re: Market for diversity Deepak Jain (Aug 26)
- Re: Market for diversity Bill Stewart (Aug 27)
- Re: Market for diversity (was: Re: Cogent latency / congestion) Justin M. Streiner (Aug 21)
- Re: Cogent latency / congestion Jeff Shultz (Aug 21)